Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.570-1.650 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Stock Down 1.2 %

NGVC stock opened at $49.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.61 and a beta of 1.43. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a fifty-two week low of $14.56 and a fifty-two week high of $50.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $41.83 and a 200-day moving average of $33.05.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 2.84%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will post 1.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s payout ratio is currently 30.57%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com cut Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Lark Isely sold 4,000 shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $178,640.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 8,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $387,738.12. This trade represents a 31.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Charity Isely sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.73, for a total value of $87,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 12,290 shares in the company, valued at $537,441.70. This represents a 14.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 58.80% of the company’s stock.

About Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, retails natural and organic groceries, and dietary supplements in the United States. The company’s stores offer natural and organic grocery products, such as organic produce; private label repackaged bulk products, including dried fruits, nuts, grains, granolas, teas, herbs, and spices, as well as peanut and almond butters; private label products comprising grocery staples, household products, bulk foods, and vitamins and dietary supplements, as well as organic eggs, organic flavored coffee, and organic mustard; dry, frozen, and canned groceries; meat and seafood products; dairy products, dairy substitutes, and eggs; prepared foods; bread and baked products; beverages; and beer, wine, and hard cider products.